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+# Contributing to skunk 🦨
+
+First off, thank you for considering contributing to skunk 🦨.
+
+There are plenty of [issues][1] to work on. Look for the [good first issue][3]
+label if you want something easier first.
+
+If your contribution is not straightforward, please first discuss the change
+you wish to make in the relevant issue, or create a new one, if there isn't one
+already.
+
+
+## Reporting issues
+
+Before reporting an issue on the [issue tracker][1], please check that it has
+not already been reported by searching for some related keywords.
+
+Try to use a clear title, and describe your problem with complete sentences.
+
+
+## Workspace Setup
+
+skunk currently requires rust nightly: `rustup override set nightly`.
+
+The project's [README][2] has some guidance on how to setup the project for
+development.
+
+
+## Workflow
+
+After making your changes make sure your changes compile and all tests pass
+with `cargo test --all-features --workspace`.
+
+Format the code with `cargo fmt`.
+
+
+## Pull requests
+
+Try to open one pull request per feature, patch, etc.
+
+
+[1]: https://github.com/jgraef/skunk/issues
+[2]: https://github.com/jgraef/skunk/tree/main#development
+[3]: https://github.com/jgraef/skunk/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22